Alberto Bonadona writes in Pagina Siete: Forecasts for 2014 Any prognosis that is made in the economy always will be an approach very close or very far away from what will actually happen. This obvious depends on another: of how reality actually unfold. However, economists (especially the “pundits”) love to make speculations about the near,…
Tag: externalities
Environment and National Parks under peril due to intended oil exploration!
El Diario reports: Jubileo warns conflicts due to oil exploration Specialist argues that for exploration and exploitation it is necessary that the Government conducts a prior consultation to the communities and indigenous peoples, before being declared as [oil, gas] reserves in favor of YPFB. The search for new hydrocarbon resources by Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos…
What happened with TIPNIS?
This cartoon is from La Prensa, December 13, 2011. It portrays what happened with TiPNIS as of today: road was stopped and indigenous group was stripped out of their economic activities. Coca growers and other groups interested in the use of TIPNIS’ resources became more visible: illegal settlers (coca growers) and illegal activities (narcotraffick) were…
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